Speaker Spikes

[shadowlight]

Anyone know a good source for decent and affordable speaker spikes.   I want to replace the spikes on my Zu with something similar to Herbie's Threaded Stud Gliders or something that does not look like a nail straight into the carpet.

Thx

[jbtrio]

Hey Deepak, with carpeting your best bet is probably spikes.
It will be more planted to the ground that way.
 How do you like the new speakers ?

Joe

[Response Audio]

Hi Deepak,
 Joe is right. With carpet, you want something that will penetrate through to the floor for a secure coupling. Anything less and I think it will have an adverse affect.

[tmazz]

I was just going to say the same thing. Especially of you are still set up in the basement and the spikes can rest on the cement floor.

[shadowlight]

Thx guys.  Spikes it.

Joe, I am enjoying the speakers a lot.  Thx for the nudge 

[rollo]

  The question is is coupling [ spikes ] or decoupling [ Herbie's ] the answer. This has been debated and the conclusion try both. some likey coupling some no likey.
    For me decoupling has been the most affective.


charles

[Brap]

Punch through the carpet -- mama won't know

[shadowlight]

Right now I am in the process of moving my speakers around and setting them back up in one of the spare bedroom.  What I plan to do while setting them up is to use 3/8-16 carriage bolts.  Set them up properly mark the setup with blue tape and put the regular spikes back on.

[KLH007]

My GTA2s sounded much clearer when I removed the spikes going through the carpet into concrete, with borrowed Sort Fut feet from Nordost. After I returned them I went with Herbies on top of the carpet, easy to move and nearly as good as the Nordost feet. For my planar panels, in my room & carpet, decoupling worked best.

[rollo]

   For me as well the decoulping thing was most affective. Same for equipment racks.
   I was a non-believer of decoulping until I tried it. Herbies carpet gliders oh my !!


charles